. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 266 NESTS AND EOOS OF latter by the white or dull buffi nasal tufts and the markings of the tail feathers. The bird is of the same size as the Downy Woodpecker of the Eastern States, and has many of its characteristics, familiarly searching the orchards, stumps of trees and fence rails for insects and their larvae. Mr. Walter E. Bryant found a nest of this species on Mt. Diablo, California, May 29, 1880. It was in a cavity picked between the body and the bark of an oak stump, fifteen feet from the ground. The opening was very difBcult to
. Nests and eggs of North American birds. Birds; Birds. 266 NESTS AND EOOS OF latter by the white or dull buffi nasal tufts and the markings of the tail feathers. The bird is of the same size as the Downy Woodpecker of the Eastern States, and has many of its characteristics, familiarly searching the orchards, stumps of trees and fence rails for insects and their larvae. Mr. Walter E. Bryant found a nest of this species on Mt. Diablo, California, May 29, 1880. It was in a cavity picked between the body and the bark of an oak stump, fifteen feet from the ground. The opening was very difBcult to find. The male bird was sitting, and flew from the stump as Mr. Bryant approached, and he was obliged to wait for its return before the entrance could be located. The cavity was about twelve inches deep and folir inches inside diameter; diameter of the entrance was about one inch and a half. The nest con- tained four glistening, white eggs; their sizes being as follows: , 23x17,. 3OT. Home of Nuttall's Woodpecker (From 7'Af Nidologist^ , millimeters.* Mr. B. T. Gault on April 23,1883, obtained a set of six eggs of this species from a cavity in the main trunk of an elder bush or tree in the San Bernardino Valley. Notwithstanding various loud demonstrations—tapping on the tree trunk and chopping into the cavity with a hatchet the female bird did not leave the'nest, and when taken out appeared stupefied. The nest was about five and a half feet from the ground, was very nearly a loot deep and about five inches wide; • ., , ., . Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Davie, Oliver; Davie, Oliver. Egg check list of North American birds. Philadelphia, D. McKay
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